tes - Leadership Coaching

Leadership Support

Jul 31

Client: tes

Project: Leadership Coaching for mid-level and senior managers

What they needed: Provide dedicated space for reflection, confidence-building and people leadership support, tailored to the real challenges of managing in a global organisation.

What we delivered: A Coaching programme that help managers lead with more clarity, confidence and connection.

Key result: Managers report stronger confidence, clearer priorities, better working relationships, and more effective conversations with their teams and peers.

“It’s the first time I’ve had space to properly think about how I lead. Every session helped me step back and make better choices.”

The Context

tes is a global EdTech company supporting educators worldwide through a suite of digital tools and platforms. It provides schools and teachers with everything from recruitment and safeguarding systems to timetabling software, CPD support, and a widely used resource-sharing platform.

Within tes, managers are balancing a wide range of responsibilities - leading teams, supporting delivery, and navigating day-to-day operational pressures. Some have been with the organisation for many years, and others are newer to their roles or stepping into leadership for the first time.

In a fast-paced environment like this, there’s often limited time for reflection or development.

What We Deliver:

Growth Space provides leadership coaching to managers and senior managers across the business creating a safe space to think, reflect and lead more intentionally.

The Coaching Experience:

Each coaching journey is tailored to the individual’s role, goals and context. Sessions take place over 6–9 months and respond to what’s most relevant for the manager in that moment. While every coaching relationship is unique, some consistent themes include:

Confidence and Imposter Feelings - Many managers arrive with quiet doubts about whether they’re doing it “right.” Coaching helps them make sense of those feelings, reflect on what’s working, and show up with more self-belief.
Managing Pressure and Prioritising - It’s not unusual for people to feel overstretched or unsure where to focus. Coaching offers time to step back, re-centre, and make clearer decisions about what matters most.
Leading Others - From having better one-to-ones, to supporting underperformance, to building team motivation — coaching gives managers space to work through their leadership questions and challenges.
Feedback and Difficult Conversations - We often explore how to have more honest, constructive conversations — with teams, peers and more senior colleagues — and how to prepare for the conversations people often avoid.
Strengthening Relationships - Managers reflect on how they communicate, how trust is built, and how they can be more intentional in the way they relate to others across the organisation.

Impact

Managers describe coaching as a valuable space to reflect, reset and grow. The impact includes:

More confidence and clarity in their leadership
Better communication and feedback conversations
Stronger, more trusting relationships with teams and peers
More purposeful prioritisation and time management
A clearer sense of ownership for how they lead — not just what they deliver.

Testimonials

“This has helped me find my own way of being a manager - not trying to copy someone else, or do it perfectly, but lead in a way that works for me and my team.”